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Assessing Fitness to Drive: Implementation Strategy 2022
AP-R675-22
13 Jul 2022
Assessing Fitness to Drive
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This report describes the proposed Strategy for implementation of Assessing Fitness to Drive for consideration by the Austroads Board. It has been developed based on the Implementation Framework endorsed by the Austroads Board in 2021, together with…
Investigation and Development of Bridge Formulae for Inclusion in the Performance-based Standards
AP-R615-20
13 Mar 2020
Freight
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The May 2018 National Transport Commission review of the Australian Performance-Based Standards (PBS) scheme revealed the need to improve the efficiency of heavy vehicle access via the PBS scheme to access substantial national freight productivity,…
Effectiveness of Drink Driving Countermeasures: National Policy Framework
AP-R613-20
18 Feb 2020
Road Safety
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This report provides an Australian policy and regulatory framework to encourage effective reforms to reduce and prevent drink driving and riding. The key recommendations to reduce drink driving across Australia include: extending 
Infrastructure Risk Rating Manual for Australian Roads
AP-R587A-19
4 Mar 2019
Road Safety
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This manual sets out the steps for undertaking an IRR assessment. It is divided into four parts: identify supporting data sources
Road Risk Assessment, Case Studies and Engagement Guidance for Speed Management
AP-R587-19
4 Mar 2019
Road Safety
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Inappropriate or excessive speed is a major road safety issue. Effective speed management is fundamental and critical to reducing speed-related road trauma. Speed limit setting is at the core of speed management. Speed limits need to be set at a…
Local Road Access for High Productivity Freight Vehicles
AP-R559-18
28 Feb 2018
Freight
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This report examines the status of Australia's municipal Performance Based Standards (PBS) networks and the challenges of providing access to High Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV) on local roads. The many challenges local road managers face when…
Modelling for High Productivity Vehicles in Metropolitan Areas
AP-R558-18
12 Jan 2018
Freight
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This report examines the impact of PBS 2B vehicle access on metropolitan roads.
Reassessment of the Benefits and Impacts of the Use of High Productivity Vehicles on Australian Highway Pavements
AP-R541-17
18 Apr 2017
Freight
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This report reassesses the benefits and impacts of using High Productivity Vehicles (HPVs) and proposes a method to consistently quantify pavement vertical loading of an individual vehicle design.
Developing Braking Standards for Heavy Vehicles to Brake Effectively and Safely on Steep Declines
AP-R539-17
10 Mar 2017
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This report proposes a new rule for inclusion in the Performance Based Standards scheme, adding a requirement for applicant vehicles to meet a minimum level of auxiliary braking performance. The purpose of the new rule is to ensure that PBS vehicles…
Expansion of the Performance Based Standards Route Assessment Tool (PBS RAT)
AP-R503-16
6 Jan 2016
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This report summarises the outcomes of an Austroads project which investigated expansion options and priorities for the Performance Based Standards Route Assessment Tool (PBS RAT). The PBS RAT is an online tool designed to help local government road…
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